Becoming Barnabas: The Ministry of Encouragement

by Paul Moots

Overview

Western culture has made a cult of success, and the church has accepted the larger culture's definition, focusing on success as growth in membership and budget, rather growth in faithfulness as disciples of Jesus. When we do not measure up, we become discouraged, disillusioned, and perhaps even envious. Moots details numerous examples to show how the ministry of encouragement offers a workable, effective pattern for church leadership. "I am convinced," he writes, "that accepting Barnabas as my model has changed my ministry for the better and that Barnabas's example can benefit any pastor and congregation who take his lessons seriously. Barnabas and his ministry of encouragement offer us a focus for the vital, messy, and exhilarating work required of us as faith communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566992930
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/30/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	5.54(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Paul Moots has served as pastor in a variety of settings in his 22 years of ministry: associate pastor, campus ministry, pastor of an urban congregation, and his current position in the village church of First United Methodist in Mount Sterling, Ohio.